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House Sustains Obama Veto of CR; Budgeteers Yawn
Read moreThe House voted Wednesday to sustain President Obama's veto of a Continuing Resolution to keep the government funded. Huh? Confused? Why wasn't this...
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Since We've Been Gone...
Read moreWe hope all of our readers had very happy holidays. Now that we are back from our vacation, there is a lot to report on regarding congressional...
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Senate Health Care Bill Released (And a Comparison Chart)
Read moreUPDATE: CBO mistakenly overestimated the deficit-reducing effect of the Medicare Commission in their score. As a result, they now estimate deficit...
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Our New Year's Wish: Political Will
Read moreCongress will leave town for the holidays without completing some serious fiscal business, but with a full agenda for next year. The House and Senate...
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Bipartisan Budget Commission Proposed
Read moreSenate Budget Committee chairman Kent Conrad (D-ND) and ranking Republican Judd Gregg (R-NH) today introduced legislation to create an 18 member...
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In Support of Cost Control
Read moreThis morning, eleven freshman Senators introduced a series of health care reform amendments which they call the Value and Innovation Package (thanks...
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Bernanke on Fiscal Exit Strategy
Read moreOn December 3rd, Federal Reserve Board Chairman Ben Bernanke appeared before the Senate Banking Committee for the hearing on his nomination to a...
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Senate Votes to Begin Health Care Debate
Read moreYesterday, the Senate voted 60-39 to begin debating their health care reform bill (all 60 votes were needed for debate to continue). CRFB has put...
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Senate Introduces New Health Care Bill
Read moreUPDATE: CLICK HERE TO SEE OUR LATEST CHARTS AND GRAPHS COMPARING THE DECEMBER 19TH MANAGER'S AMENDMENT TO THE HOUSE BILL. Yesterday Majority Leader...
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Updated Health Care Charts
Read moreUPDATE: SEE THE MARCH UPDATE HERE. CRFB has updated its health care chart, detailing the ten-year costs and savings from the most recent legislation...
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Senate Health Care Bill to Cost $849 Billion
Read moreBreaking news: Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid is finally in the midst of unveiling the health care reform plan that will be brought to the Senate...
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CRFB on Capitol Hill
Read moreMaya MacGuineas, President of the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget, will testify today before the Senate Budget Committee on proposals to...